Maarten Botterman

Maarten Botterman - Board Director, Public Interest Registry

Maarten Botterman is a policy consultant on information society impact matters, and he advises governments and businesses on dealing with the current and future opportunities and threats to sustainability (economic, social, and environmental) of society and organizations. As director of Information Society Policy Research at RAND Europe, Maarten established a reputation as a knowledge builder in the field. He also is CEO of the UK based Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC).

He holds a master's degree in business economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since 1987, Maarten has been working on issues relating to information security, the implementation of ICTs in ways to operate, and governance in the Information Society.

Prior to his assignment at RAND Europe, he was the scientific officer within the European Commission, DG Information Society (ECDGIS). While at the ECDGIS, he was involved in the development of the EU 5th Framework program while working for ACTS (Advanced Telecommunications Technologies and Services: Program Preparation and Evaluation) and IST (Information Society Technologies: New Methods of Work). He also was involved in program monitoring and evaluation at interservice level. Maarten also has worked at the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, both as the head of an information management and EDP department, as well as the senior telework consultant and senior policy adviser on transport telematics.